The Verbytsky Case: The Special Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office has confirmed the status of the investigation into the former official's illicit enrichment
In response to a request from UA.NEWS, the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) has officially confirmed that NABU detectives are continuing their pre-trial investigation into the case of former Deputy Prosecutor General Dmytro Verbytskyi.
Key Points
The SAPO and NABU are actively investigating the possible illegal enrichment of former Deputy Prosecutor General Dmytro Verbytskyi. This is stated in the anti-corruption agency’s official response to a journalistic inquiry from the UA.NEWS editorial team. Criminal proceeding No. 52024000000000231, opened on May 13, 2024, is currently in the pre-trial investigation stage under the procedural supervision of prosecutors from the fifth department of the SAP.
The nature of the conflict and details
Despite officially confirming the status of the case, the SAPO refused to disclose details regarding the searches conducted, the assets seized, or the announcement of suspicions. Prosecutors cite Article 222 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine (confidentiality of the investigation), asserting that the disclosure of any information at this stage “could harm the pre-trial investigation.”
This stance by law enforcement indicates that the case has not been “shelved” but is in the evidence-gathering phase, despite Verbytsky’s dismissal from office, which occurred following a series of media exposés of his lifestyle.
Background
As a reminder, Dmytro Verbytsky became the subject of a high-profile scandal in the summer of 2024 after investigative journalists uncovered assets in his inner circle (including luxury real estate in the “Konik” residential complex) whose value far exceeded the prosecutor’s official income. Under public pressure and following the opening of a NABU investigation, Verbytskyi was forced to resign.
The editorial board’s position and “lost” requests
The UA.NEWS editorial team notes that the SAP denied receiving a previous request from March 2025. At the same time, a substantive response was received only after repeated inquiries, including through the Office of the Prosecutor General, which may indicate the special significance of this case for the law enforcement system.
Unanswered questions
UA.NEWS continues to monitor the progress of the investigation. The following questions remain unanswered: Has the property mentioned in the journalistic investigations been seized? Were individuals associated with Verbytskyy interrogated? Why, after two years of investigation, has the case still not been referred to court?
As a reminder, former prosecutor Dmytro Verbytskyi lost the court case in which he sought to overturn the NACP’s conclusion; despite this, the finding regarding the illegal 37.5 million hryvnias remains in effect.
It recently came to light that former Deputy Prosecutor General Dmytro Verbytskyi, who left his post amid scandal following investigations into illicit enrichment, has officially launched his political career. The Odesa regional branch of the All-Ukrainian Union “Batkivshchyna” confirmed in response to a request from UA.News that Verbytskyi is already a member of Yulia Tymoshenko’s party.
Additionally, UA.NEWS received a response from the State Financial Monitoring Service of Ukraine to its inquiry to the National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NAZK) regarding the application of enhanced financial monitoring to former Deputy Prosecutor General Dmytro Verbytskyi as a “politically exposed person” (PEP).
